presents
a queer feminist adaptation of Thomas Middleton's tragedy of judgment

women beware women

directed by Kevin V. Smithadapted by Kevin V. Smith & Daiva Bhandariwith Spanish translation by Sonia Perelló
Thomas Middleton’s 1621 psychosexual revenge tragedy tells the story of the devastating effects of the patriarchy on an entire society. A captivating and clever widow, Livia, orchestrates the futures of two young women and sets in motion a wicked game of subversion and deceit. But when the mastermind breaks with social convention herself, she finds out how far the men around her will go to constrict her autonomy. In this new queer feminist take, the lacerating monologues of two surreal transfemme narrators frames Middleton’s timeless tale, rushing it into the here and now. This original adaptation dives deep, excavating the social frameworks of gender violence and the gender of violence, as the story hurtles towards a devastating and outrageous new ending for our modern times.
Each performance will be presented with Spanish supertitles, translated by Sonia Perelló.
with a cast including Alex Amaya, Lynne Baker, Siah Berlatsky, Daiva Bhandari, Kidany Camilo, Ryan Wright Cassidy, John Zhou Duncan, Jean Marie Koon, Rich Adrian Lazatin, Shail Modi, Johnny Moran, Huy Nguyen, Keenan Odenkirk, Bree Perry, McGuire Price, Christin Prince, Kelcy Taylor, Mia Van De Mark, Garvin Wolfe van Dernoot, Brandon Wiman & Dryden Zurawski with an artistic and production team including Courtney Abbott, Daiva Bhandari, Caitlyn Birmingham, Tianxuan Chen, Juan Contreras-Kirby, Sam Flipp, Anna Gelman, Kasia Januszewski, Lililo (Emma Ladji), Katie Mazzini, Viviana Mendez, Claire Michalak, Catherine Miller, Leo Mock, Alaina Moore, Eme Ospina-López, Keith Parham, Sonia Perelló, R & D Choreography (Rick Gilbert & Victor Bayona), Kevin V. Smith, Baylee Speer, Hayley E Wallenfeldt & Chris Wood
April 27 - May 12, 2024 at The Edge Theater, 5451 N Broadway, Chicago
$25K in Blue | crowdfunding
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WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN is co-produced by TUTA Theatre.
Kevin V. Smith and Daiva Bhandari founded the Chicago-based theatrical production company Blue in the Right Way to make provocative, stylized theater as visual art. WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN is their debut production.
Blue in the Right Way is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Blue in the Right Way must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. info@blueintherightway.com